Apple is doubling down on its manufacturing presence in the United States. The company announced Monday it’s bolstering a previously announced investment by an additional 20% and adding another 20,000 new jobs. The company said that its investment — now increased to $430 billion — comes as its contributions have “significantly outpaced” its original 2018
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The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up a case concerning Abu Zubaydah, an associate of Osama bin Laden, who is currently housed in Guantanamo Bay and whose lawyers are attempting to obtain classified information from former CIA contractors concerning his detention abroad.
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YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Monday will consist of a 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 66. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
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Rep. Liz Cheney, a top House Republican who voted to impeach Donald Trump earlier this year, said Monday that it should be up to the Justice Department on whether to charge the former president for anything related to his actions on January 6.
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President Joe Biden, on the verge of the 100-day mark, will soon lay out the final piece of a sweeping, $4 trillion spending proposal — one that would invest hundreds of billions into key Democratic priorities on education, child care and paid leave — in a bid to reshape the social infrastructure of the US economy.
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Saturday Night Live made a surprising announcement about an upcoming host, who happens to be none other than businessman, Elon Musk.
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court on Monday denied, for now, a bid by Texas and 13 other states to defend a controversial Trump-era rule that makes it more difficult for immigrants to obtain legal status if they use certain benefits, such as Medicaid, food stamps and housing vouchers. The justices said that the states had to go
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Glenn Close has always been a national treasure, but on Sunday she literally showed us what she’s working with. The esteemed actress was part of a moment of levity during the Academy Awards in which she showed off her music knowledge and dance moves. Comedian and actor Lil Rel Howery quizzed attendees about Oscar-nominated songs
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(KYMA, KECY/CNN) – Customs and Border Protection officers recently seized more than $4 million worth of suspected methamphetamine at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge cargo facility, the agency said. On April 17, CBP officers examined a tractor-trailer hauling a commercial shipment of fresh cucumber pickles into Texas with a non-intrusive imaging system and found it was
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(CNN) — Los productores de los Premios de la Academia de este año prometieron que serían como una película. Es posible que quieran considerar una nueva filmación del final. Chadwick Boseman había sido muy favorecido para ganar en la categoría de mejor actor por su papel de trompetista con problemas en «Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom».
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Coconut milk is soon being added to Dunkin’ menus nationwide, a sign that demand for plant-based milk alternatives shows no signs of slowing. Beginning Wednesday, coconut milk will be available for a small additional charge depending on the drink and the location. It joins oat milk and almond milk as options for those looking for
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Delaware State Police have arrested a man in connection with assaults on an elderly couple and a 22-year veteran officer of the Delmar Police Department, all of whom were hospitalized with significant injuries, the agency said. The initial 911 call about a fight in progress came shortly after 5 a.m. Sunday in the southern Delaware
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U-Haul trucks are unexpectedly getting a new look in Hawaii. While the trucks are usually used for moving, tourists are now renting them because rental car prices have skyrocketed with the rebound of the tourism industry. Covid-19 brought tourism to a halt, but with states now easing restrictions, the industry has come bouncing back with
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ICE has had the authority to assess financial penalties to individuals for failing to depart for more than 20 years, but the agency did not initiate enforcement of these penalties until 2018, according to ICE.
Continue ReadingAn anti-Trump conservative group is launching an effort to track and evaluate whether Republicans in Congress, in the group’s view, have acted to either undermine or uphold democracy and democratic values and what role, if any, they played in attempts to overturn the 2020 election. The Republican Accountability Project has created what it’s calling a
Continue Reading (CNN) — Los productores de los Premios de la Academia de este año prometieron que sería como una película. Es posible que quieran considerar una nueva filmación del final. Chadwick Boseman había sido muy favorecido para ganar en la categoría de mejor actor por su papel de trompetista con problemas en «Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom».
Continue Reading The Biden administration said it will deploy additional supplies and support to India in response to mounting pressure to help the Covid-19 stricken nation. India, which is second only to the United States in total case count, broke global records for the fifth straight day Monday with 352,991 new coronavirus infections. The country’s brutal second wave of
Continue Reading One of the hottest corners of financial markets is getting slightly less manic. What’s happening: Billionaires, celebrities and athletes have raced to create special-purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, over the past six months. These “blank check” firms, which raise money from investors and then go hunting for takeover targets, have been flagged as a sign
Continue Reading According to Sir Anthony Hopkins, people on the internet were not the only ones surprised by his historic Oscar win for best actor Sunday night. The 83-year-old thespian became the oldest winner in the acting category for his performance as a man grappling with dementia in “The Father,” which was considered a bit of an
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She laced up her boots and sped on to the skating rink. A seemingly innocuous act, except in 1952 during a time of racial segregation in the US, this young Black woman departed the rink with a broken arm, her actions having infuriated White men intent on her exclusion. Over a half a century before
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